Cartridges for centerfire firearms
Hobby/sports equipmentInjuries
- Country of origin
- Finland
- Notifying country
- Finland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
Pressure and gas may leak on a shooter because the cartridge case may break. Some of the Sako 308 calibre cartridges manufactured in 1990-1992 may have corrosion defects. One confirmed leakage in Finland.
Measures taken
- Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the manufacture. Importers and dealers in the following countries have been notified: Estonia, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Hungary, Sweden, UK, Poland, Italy, and Denmark. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Cartridges for centerfire firearms, Cal 308 Win "SAKO".Type/number of model: Cal. 308, manufactured 1990-1992.
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0617/05 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2005-48
- Published
- 1 December 2005
- Corrigendum
- Addendum : Picture available for notification 7- 615/05
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